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UNITED STATES PATENT OEETCE.

l-llCRMANN G. RAMSPERGER, OF NFV YORK, N. Y.

PHTOGRAPHlCIROLL-HOLDER.

SPECIFECATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 448,801, dated March 24, 1891.

Application lctl February 13, 1890. Serial No. 31%),362. No model.)

ments in roller-holders for exposing sensitive photographic Films, and has for its object to improve the construction of such devices by providing novel means for facilitating the insertion and removal of theseveralrolls, and also by providingimproved means for perforatin g or slitting the film as a guide for its subsequent division and means for measuring off the proper length for exposure and for arresting the motion o t the receiving-roll after the proper length ot the film for exposure has been reeled off.

My invention, furthermore, consists in certain novel means for indicating the number of exposures made, and also in new constructions for the receiving-roll and the friction devices for straining the film upon its support, all of which is more fnllypointed out in the following specification and claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l represents an elevation of the roller-holder with the cover removed and part of the supply-roll broken away. Fig. 2 is a transverse section in the plane J: af, Fig. l, the cover being in its proper position. Fig. 3 is a face view with the cover and rolls removed. Fig. l is a transverse section in the plane q] y, Fig. l, with the cover on. Fig. is a plan or top view. Fig. G is a similar view, part of the casing being broken away. Fig. 7 is an elevation taken from the rear of the holder. Figs. S, 9, l0, and ll are detail views illustrating the construction of the receiving roll. Fig. l2 is a sectional elevation of a detail part. Fig. 13 is a transverse section in the plane e', Fig. l. Fig. l-it is a section in theplane ai it', Fig 3. Fig. l5 is a transverse section in the plane y y', Fig. 3. Fig. 1G is a transverse section illustrating a modification. Fig. l7 is a face view of a portion of the iilm.

Similarletters indicate eorrespondin g parts` throughout the several views.

ln the drawings, referring at present to Figs. l, 2, and 3, the letterA designates aease adapted to contain the supply and receiving rolls, the film-support, and the operating mechanism, said case being provided with a cover A, removably secured thereto by any suitable means. The front of the case, as usual, is open and provided with a closing slide A2, fitted into grooves or ways in the case.

B is the supply-roll7 and C is the receivingroll, located on opposite sides of the case. The film lD passes from the supplyroll in front of the film-support D-and to the receivingroll. The said iilnrsupport is removably secured to the case by means of the turn-buckles ay a, Figs. l and 3, and forms a base for the several devices for slitting the film, for measuring the film, for arresting the motion of the receiving-roll, and for the device for actuating the counter7 all said devices being arranged and secured thereon and removed therewith. (See Fig. 3, especially.)

Referring' to Fig. l7 E represents a device for perfcrating or slitting the film, which may consist of a sharp blade or knife arranged in proximity to the edge of the film-support D and pivoted at b, so as to swing across the path of the film directly above the said support when turned about its pivot. rlhe knife is provided with an arm c, adapted to be cn-v gaged by one arm ota tumbler F, pivoted at d, Figs. l and 3, to the Ahlm-support. lVhen the tumbler is turned in the direction of arrow lO, Fig l, the knife is caused to slit the paper from point l to point 2, as shown in Fig. 17, its final position being shown by full lines in Fig. 23. A spring f returns the tumbler to its normal position and a spring g returns the knife to its position against stop h.

ln proximity to the opposite edge of the iilm--support D is arranged a measuring device G, which may be in the form of a lever pivoted at i to the film-support and provided with a blunt blade j, arranged in line with the slits formed in the film by the knife F, and is constantly pressed against the film by a spring 7.1. Tlhen a slit is brought opposite the blade of the measuring device-t1 c., when the film has been advanced by the proper length for anV exposure-the blade passes through the perforation or slit until its motion is arrested by a stop Z and locks the lm from further movement. The lever by its contact with the metallic stop Z gives audible evidence of such locking or measurement. A visible indication of the position of the mearuring device is also given, as will be subsequently explained.

To prevent the tilm from being torn by inadvertently turning the receiving-roll after the film is locked by the measuring device A, I provide an additional. device which locksl the receiving-roll, said locking device being actuated by the movement of the ilm-measuring device and acting to lock the receiving-v roll simultaneously with the passage of the measuring device through the perforation in the film. To this end a slide H is mounted upon the hlm-support D and provided with a tooth m, arranged to engage with a toothed wheel ri, connected` with the receivingf'rolls and 'rotating in unison therewith. (See Figs. 1, 8, and 4.) The slide H is engaged by an f arm o of the measuring-lever G, said arm slide.

playing between two pinsp and q on the said When the lever G is inthe position indicated by broken lines in Fig. 3, it has moved the 'slide H to bring the tooth m' out of vcontact with the toothed wheel n. WVhen, however, the lever snaps'into the perforation in the' film, the slide is drawn forward to cause the tooth m thereof to engage with the toothed wheel, thereby checking the motion of the receiving-roll untilI the lever has been withdrawn from the slit by turning the tumbler F in the proper direction.

posure, thereby dispensing with the use ot the usual measuring roll or rolls.

To indicate the nulnber of exposures made,

I make use of a counter, located, preferably, at a the top of the case A and consisting of agearwheel J having thereon a concentric series of numbers arrangedl to be brought successively in line with 4an opening o in the case. The gear-wheel J* is engaged bya small pinion s, Fig.6, mounted upon a common .shaft with a toothed wheel t, Fig. 2. This latter Vwheel is engaged by a star-wheel wor other suitable spring-pressed pawl lcarried by a lever fu, pivoted at yw to the film support and having its opposite end in a pin-andslot conl nection with an arm e, projecting from the knife E, so that whenever the lat-ter is oscillated lto cut the tilm'the lever u is turned about its pivot, as seen in Fig. 3, to actuate 'the counter. Y

To actuate the tumbler F from the exterior of the case, it is provided with a hub a', having a slot 0,2,into which enters a key I, secured to the cover A'.

circlingits shank.

The upper end of the keyhas a head I', play- Y ing within a suitable recess in the cover of the case.

for supporting the rolls and for insertingand removing the same. y

In the top and bottom of the case, in the correct position to correspond to the ultimate positionof the supply-rolls, are formed guideways vc2 c2, into whichare fitted bearing-plates J J', which can slide freely in the same and are provided with suitable heads for moving them inland out.` These bearing-plates are provided with centers d and d2, adapted to enter vsuitable sockets in theopposite ends of the roll, `and the center d is in addition 'provided w-ith a sliding follower e', acted Vupon by a spring f. ,On the center d2 .is loosely mounted a disk g', provided with ra pin hf, which enters a slot in the rolfl for turning the latter to adjust the film. Between the said ydisk and the interior face of the bearing-plate the former, so Vthat by drawing the bearingplatesioutward until the-hinges are 'on a level It will be seen that the device G o o-operates with the perforating device to set oit in each instance a determined length of film for :ex-

with the edge of the case said plates 'can be swung outward about their hinges, as 'shown in Figs. 3, let, 'and 15, for the removal o r insertion of the rroll. Suitable stops, as m m2, limit the outward movement of the followers.

'The receiving-roll is mounted in similar bearing-plates J J3, and is rotated lby means lof the handle K, which passes through vone wall-of the casing and the bearing-plate and isA provided with a threaded .portion n', engaging with a nut o', secured -in the roll, Fig. 13.

It will be-'observed that the rubber frictionrolls in a direction oppositeto that in which they are rotated when the film is shifted Afor a new exposure, thereby causing the film vto be drawn taut.

To secure the freeend of the film to the .receiving-roll, Figs.'8, 9, 10, and 1l, a longitu'dinal lgroove p is formed in the latter, and to one end of the same is secured the head of aspring-clip q', which extends throughout the 'length of the groove p', its opposite head being secured by the pin r. The end ofthe roll, where vthe clip is permanen-tlyfastened, is cut away, as ats s', to facilitate the introduction of lthe -lm, andthe opposite end of the roll is cut away, as at t t', to permit the I will nowproceed to describe the means disks 'i' ft2, subject to the-pressure of 'the Asprings f f', have .a tendency 'to `rotate the clip to be depressed for its insertion in the fastening-pin r. To secure the roll to the Ytoothed vwheel n, 'the head of the clip is pro-y vided 'with a narrowportion or neck to', which fits between two checks n', formed on the face of the wheel a.

In larger cameras, where the friction of the lilm in passing over the edges of the hlm-support might be excessive, I make use of guiderolls such as L Il, Fig. 16, said rolls being, preferably, equal in diameter to the thickness of the film-support D, so that the perforating and measuring levers can pass over the same in their operation. When the rolls are larger in diameter, they are eut away to afford clearance for the perforating and measuring devices.

In the operation of the roll-holder, assu ming the parts to be in their normal position, as shown in Fig. l, the lilxn is perforated by turning the key I to the right, Fig. 7. The key is then turned to the left to the full eX- tent of its motion, thereby causing the measuring device to be withdrawn from the film and the locking device to free the receivingroll. The receiving-roll is now turned to move the lm to bring the perforation behind the lever of the measuring device, whereupon the key may be released and the roll turned until again locked by the locking device to set off a new length of film for exposure.

It will be seen that when the several operating devices are in their normal positionsfi. c., when the receiving-roll is locked-the head I of the key I is vertically disposed, Figs. l and 7, and when the measuring device is bearing upon the film it is in an oblique position, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 7. Then the measuring device snaps into a perforation, the key is again turned into the vertical position, thereby giving visible indication ofthe locking of the film.

It is evident that the measuring and perforating devices could be arranged to slide toward and from the film instead of oscillating about a pivot, and that the general details could be changed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

IVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a roller holder, a perforating device adapted to penetrate the film and a measuring device adapted to enter the pcrforations, substantially as described.

2. In a roller-holder, a perforating device adapted to penetrate the film and a measuring device held in contact with the film by springpressure and adapted to enter the tilm, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a roller-holder, a perfor-ating device arranged to penetrate the film and a device cooperating with the perforating device to measure oft the iilm and to lock the same, substantially as described.

l. In a roller-holder, a perforating device arranged to penetrate the hlm, a measuring device co-operating with the perforating device, and a lock engaging with one ot' the rolls, substantially as described.

5. In a roller-holder, a perforating device, a measuring device co-operating with the pertorating device, and a lock constructed to act simultaneously with the hlm-measuring device, substantially as described.

G. In a roller-holder, a perforating device, a measuring device cooperating with the perforating device, and a lock actuated by the movement of the measuring device to lock one of the rolls, substantially as described.

'7. rIhe combination, with the supply and receiving' rolls and the film-support, of a perforating and measuring device acting at opposite edges of the film-support, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

S. The combination, with the supply and receiving rolls and the film-support, of a perforating device, a measuring device, and a common tumbler or its equivalent for actuating the perforating device and for withdrawing the measuring device, substantially as dcscribed.

9. In a roller-holder, a pertorating device, a measuring device co-operating with the perforating device, and a counter, substantially as described.

IO. In a roller-holder, a perforating device, a measuring device co-operating with the perforating device, and a counter actuated by the movement of the perforating device, substantially as described.

Il. In a roller-holder, the supgly and ren ceiving rolls, in combination with sliding plates for supporting said rolls capable of being moved in and' out independently et the film-support, substantially as described.

l2. In a roller-holder, the supply and receivin g rolls, in combination with the hinged sliding bearing-plates, substantially as described.

I3. In a roller-holder, a sliding bearingplate provided with a hinged follower and a center, substantially as described.

It. In a roller-holden a detachable lilmsupport provided with attached perforating and measuring devices, all removable with said hlm-support, and bearings for the rolls guided in the casing and separate from the film-support, said bearings remaining in the casing on the removal of the film-support, substantially as described.

I5. In a roller-holder, a perforating device, a measuring device, a tumbler engaging with the same, as described, and a key for engaging and actuating said tumbler, substantially as described.

IG. In a roller-holder, a perforatingdevice, a measuring device, a tumbler, and a springsupported key secured te the cover of the case, substantially as described.

I7. In a roller-holder, the slotted tumbler for engaging the perforating and measuring devices, in combination with the spring-supported key having flat termination c and head1', substantially as described.

IS. In a roller-holder, a case provided with opposite guideways, bearing-plates fitted into the guideways, followers hinged to said bearing-plates, and stops for limiting the move- IOO IIO

Iment of the followers, substantially as de-V scribed. v

i9. In a roller-holder, a counter consisting of gears J and S, toothed wheel t, and lever 0, provided with spring-pawl u, substantially as described. y

20. In a ro1ler-holder,the combination of the receiving-roll, the sliding lock H, provided with tooth m, wheel In, and lever G, engaging with the lock H, substantially as described.

21. In a roller-holder, the combination of a roll, the rubber friction-disks .bearingagainst each other and secured, respectively, to theroll and to a stationary part of the holder, and a spring, substantially as described.

22. The combination, with a'bearing-plate having a projecting center, of the frictiondisks e" i2, 4and plate n, arranged upon sai-d center, and a bearing-plate arranged opposite and provided with a projecting center and aspring, substantially as described.

23. The roll C, provided with longitudinal groove p in combination with the spring-clip capable of being swung about its end to permit the insertion or removal ot' the film, substantially as described. y

24. The roll C, provided with longitudinal groove p', in combination with the springv clip q', secured to one end of the roll and pin r', and recess for securing the free end of the clip, substantially as described.

25. The roll C, provided with longitudinal groove p and recesses s s' and t t', in combination with the spring-clip q', substantially as described. l

26. The roll C, provided with spring-clip q', having neck u', in combination with plate u,

having cheeks r r, substantially as described.' 

